ZacDaMan72

Wrong. It’s not a GTI where it has the Soundaktor under the windshield cowl. Has a speaker in the rear just like the SQ7 TDI.

Good for them, the 4.0 V8 petrol is an absolute pearler of an engine.

Well said Silver. I for one don't care about fuel economy as long as it's what I'd call reasonable, I get between 35-40mpg and you don't see me complaining considering the heft of the RS (1.9 tonne). If Skoda made a Kodiaq RS with the Octavia RS 245hp engine, I'd be getting far worse economy especially with a loaded car and/or towing. I'm really not sure why some people here love to bash on diesel when it has its place - at speed I can't hear a difference between the RS (with the fake noise turned off) and a 2.0 petrol Kodiaq. Thankfully in NZ road tax isn't much different - £57 for petrols and £92 for diesels. And before tuning is mentioned (yes Shy, I know that the Kodiaq's 2.0 TSI can be tuned to 400nm or turbo swapped and get 470-500nm), some people like keeping their new car warranty with the manufacturer 😀

I agree, the RS and to some extent the 200kW Superb Sportline are quite expensive for Skodas but in general scheme of things they’re bloody cheap. I had a Style Kodiaq before getting the RS, and I still miss the cooled seats...bloody good value for money them in NZ.

My point is that you're claiming your car emits less, which it doesn't. Also, I don't get your point about the Style Kodiaq has more 'class' since to no surprise it's not the performance model of the range. I'm not sure what the prices are for the Santa Fe 147kW 440Nm diesel in Australia but one with a smiliar spec to my RS is about $9k more, so not an insignificant amount of money I think you would agree. Still a good value if you ask me, even though it's a niche car. UK pricing is crazy, so no wonder why they don't sell that well there, but over here for $73k/£38k (plus Kiwi cars are specced almost fully loaded like Aussie ones) it's a damn good deal for a torquey car to chew up the miles. Doesn't matter as you think your car is better than everyone's elses though. I guess you're still in the infatuation stage with your car. I've recently driven the X5 M50d (quad turbo 3.0 i6 diesel) and that thing is something else, the BMW inline 6 diesels are bloody awesome. Definitely not keen to own one without warranty though. And honestly the 30d is still real good, with 195kW 620Nm I really wouldn't mind one!

I think you need to 'forget' the car's bluetooth then restart the infotainment system (hold the power button for 10sec) then repair as per this thread: BTW you can still use Columbus navigation and Voice Control with CarPlay connected, pressing the home button and selecting Navigation meanwhile short pressing the voice button on your steering wheel will activate the normal Voice Control system. I only use CarPlay so I don't use my actual phone to change music on Spotify.

Hahahaha, meanwhile your petrol in Australia is among the worst quality in the OECD with between 5-15x the amount of sulfur that European/NZ petrol has. GFY.

Cry me a river. Not my fault they’re overpriced in the UK.

Well that’s why I bought a diesel, who drives a diesel and pings it off the rev limiter? Day to day driving I never really go over 2500rpm. Plus I’m not interested in carrying 5 people + crap in the boot with the 320nm of the 2.0 TSI yet alone the 200/250nm of the 1.4/1.5.

I’m not bagging the 2.0 TSI, I found it perfectly fine but come on, it’s a night and day difference going from that to the biturbo diesel. And while a diesel V6 would be smoother and quieter, it’s not like the diesel Kodiaqs are bloody tractors.

140kW TSI Kodiaq = petrol particulate filter which Skoda Australia don't want to deal with for any volume seller i.e. Kodiaq. Same reason as to why the Aussie Karoq has a 1.4 TSI + torque converter instead of the 1.5 TSI + DSG that Europe and NZ currently get.

320nm vs 500nm "hardly any difference" lol. What a joke.

Since when did I say the RS will be my last Skoda if I can't get it in diesel? I'm not planning on ordering another Skoda because of the cost cutting. And why should resale matter to you since you want to get 400,000km out of your car?

Good for you.

Nah, only after a drive. You definitely want to get that to the dealer ASAP

According to ŠKODA the buzzing is normal for whatever stupid reason. My car does this as well. It’s due to the mounting of the auxiliary coolant pump for the twin turbos.

You make it sound like the embedded SIM is the same as in older cars where it's just a slot.

Need to put my roof racks on but the snow coverage of Turoa is still rubbish @snala!

Yep, but who buys a diesel ŠKODA expecting good residuals

My problem is lack of memory - I’m not sure how my custom drive mode of standard everything and comfort exhaust would negatively change emissions. It’d be nice if the car remembered to select your custom mode if the engine mode was set to normal/eco. Skoda was probably too lazy to set cars to remember drive mode for RoW countries imo.

Ah, I remember the days of twisting a key, putting the car in gear then dropping the handbrake easy peasy... Nowadays you have all this tech yet some manufacturers don’t memorise settings for f*** knows why.

Tarracco is on MIB2, SEAT just have a different ‘skin’. I personally really didn’t like the SEAT version, at least with the Cupra Ateca

I wonder if it could be changed via VCDS. That said I use it a lot, but our roads aren't as tight as in the UK.

Looks good, wish Skoda made a RHD metal footrest... I'd instantly buy one!

That throttle pedal is upside down just FYI